For the visually challenged writer, the photo shows a young couple lying on a rug working together on a jigsaw puzzle.
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I loved doing jigsaw puzzles. It was my daily routine to do at least one puzzle on my phone. The app was so easy to use and there was no fear of losing the pieces. But then I stopped!
Why? You’d ask!
The reason is simple. It was putting too much stress on my vision. The more piece of the puzzle you select, the smaller they are. Identifying the pattern and fitting it in takes a lot of concentration so it was getting too stressful for my eyes. And health comes before entertainment, right?
So no more putting the pieces of puzzle back for me!
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Written in response to FFFC # 182, hosted by Fandango
#Keepitalive
#FFFC
Keep it alive 
I love doing puzzles as well. I used to challenge myself and I think I the best I did was a 1000 piece in about 3 hours. I get so sucked in. Now doing a 300 or 500 only takes an hour or two. I also used to glue them all together thinking I don’t know what. Now I carefully take them apart, tape the box, and donate them.
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That’s amazing Christine. I might’ve done real puzzles a very long time ago but not I only do them on my phone. Or used to!
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I like the ones on the phone except for the ones that click right into place as soon as you hover over the spot. Then there is no challenge!
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I too like something that challenges me.
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Doing puzzles on a phone certainly has its advantages. I recently bought a 500-piece puzzle from a charity shop only to find out, too late, that the box contained just 467 bits!
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Oh no! How frustrating it must be. It’s like playing with a deck of cards, short a few cards.
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I never had the patience for puzzles, except the real easy ones when my kids were little. LOL!
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I started with easy ones and challenged myself to do the harder ones. But I selected the one which were easy to assemble because of their patterns.
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Absolutely right, “heath comes before entertainment.” Well said Sadje.
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Thanks Suzette!
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A pleasure, Sadje.
Apologies for the typos 😅
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Thanks! No worries 😍
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💐
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💖💚
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I love puzzles too. I do them on my Ipad now.💕
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Yes, iPad has a bigger screen so not that tiny.
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💕💕💕
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I don’t like the app either for the same reason as you. I love putting together complex jigsaw puzzles but the pieces are so small that I struggle to see them on my tiny phone screen. I have a couple of large puzzles (1000-3000 pieces) in the garage and I long for the days when I can spread out and do one of those puzzles.
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I’ve never attempted any puzzle that size.
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It takes a while to complete but it sure feels satisfying when it’s done.
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I can imagine. 👍🏼
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❤️
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🙏🏼
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Makes good sense to save your eyesight.
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Yes, that’s a priority. Thanks
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I am not a picture puzzle person. I do have some games I play on my Kindle that are a bit puzzling.🤔
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Anything to challenge the mind.
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Wow! I didn’t even know there were puzzle apps. How fun.
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Oh there are many many puzzles apps
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I’m behind the times. 😅
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You’ll catch up
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I loved puzzles, back in my childhood
Your post reminded me of that time😊
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Thanks Vidah! Doctors say that exercising the mind keeps the dementia away. So I keep on playing games that challenge my brain.
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That’s great, Sadje.
I must do that, too!
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Yes, we all should keep that brain challenged
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My wife has done a lot of jigsaw puzzles, some of which hang in our apartment… but she’s been too busy lately to work on any… too busy fundraising for Ukrainian NGOs.
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That’s a worthy cause.
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I have the real thing, but haven’t done any in ages.
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I think the only real puzzles I bought were for the kids.
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Oh wow I’m sure that is rough on the eyes!
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It is very tiring at times.
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Used to do them all the time with my dad… it is just not the same without his help.
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Sweet memories.
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Yes, very precious to me.
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😍💖
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